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Discussion => Shipping => Topic started by: TLD on January 12, 2013, 05:02 pm

Title: old parcel turning up, possible customs trap? UK
Post by: TLD on January 12, 2013, 05:02 pm
a parcel, thought to be seized 4 months ago by customs, has just turned up. no one was in so parcelforce have left it in a local post office to collect.

the parcel is from China to UK and contains a bulk order. my supplier has advised he had a parcel released and delivered after 2 months once but it still seems very sketchy.

if anyone has had a similar experience or can give any advice it would be much appreciated.
Title: Re: old parcel turning up, possible customs trap? UK
Post by: Jopular on January 12, 2013, 05:14 pm
If you buy stuff from china on ebay you will know it commonly takes over a month.
The sellers often have charts giving the average times. Maybe a 10% chance that the parcel takes over 90 days or 3 months.
Title: Re: old parcel turning up, possible customs trap? UK
Post by: TLD on January 12, 2013, 05:33 pm
usually packages take 3-5 working days. tracking last read awaiting customs charging, it would normally clear customs withing 2 days.
Title: Re: old parcel turning up, possible customs trap? UK
Post by: PlutoPete on January 12, 2013, 05:42 pm
Unlikely to be a customs trap, they wouldn't leave it at the post office, they would keep returning to your address until someone answered.
Title: Re: old parcel turning up, possible customs trap? UK
Post by: Jopular on January 12, 2013, 05:48 pm
I was thinking surface mail. You must be using airmail or something faster then.
Anything non drug I have got from China has taken a minimum of 2 or 3 weeks. Often 5 or 6 weeks.
I find hongkong & japan to be slightly faster though.

Depends on what was in it and how much as to the risk you would be taking.
I would go and get it but make sure you are clean and un-bustable in every other way.
Title: Re: old parcel turning up, possible customs trap? UK
Post by: TLD on January 12, 2013, 05:59 pm
i thought that but the house has been lying empty for months so they may have been to the door several times for all i know.

maybe this could be a last attempt?

the parcel is 500g 4mmc.
Title: Re: old parcel turning up, possible customs trap? UK
Post by: Limetless on January 12, 2013, 06:01 pm
i thought that but the house has been lying empty for months so they may have been to the door several times for all i know.

maybe this could be a last attempt?

the parcel is 500g 4mmc.

Is it as good as mine? :P
Title: Re: old parcel turning up, possible customs trap? UK
Post by: TLD on January 12, 2013, 06:04 pm
its better than the most expensive meph on SR i recently tried!
Title: Re: old parcel turning up, possible customs trap? UK
Post by: Limetless on January 12, 2013, 06:06 pm
its better than the most expensive meph on SR i recently tried!

Lol if that implies mine I doubt it very much. :)
Title: Re: old parcel turning up, possible customs trap? UK
Post by: drxtc on January 12, 2013, 11:17 pm
I have had a very similar thing happen to me with ephed from china to canada...............I simply did not open it for several days just in case.. But sure enough when i did it whas my order
You can always claim ingorance ...

Title: Re: old parcel turning up, possible customs trap? UK
Post by: Fallkniven on January 13, 2013, 01:51 am
pay an idiot $20 to pick it up for you, watch them from a distance.
Title: Re: old parcel turning up, possible customs trap? UK
Post by: Jopular on January 13, 2013, 02:10 am
pay an idiot $20 to pick it up for you, watch them from a distance.
They might need his ID docs though. (unless PO will accept a letter addressed to you that could have been stolen from your bin).

Can you not arrange a redelivery? Or just go and pick it up. Maybe the police would be called and the Post office try to stall you?

I don't know. But OMG a half kilo of drugs is a hell of allot of drugs man!  Let's hope you pull this off you drugs baron! :)